The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-07-28
TIE pUEpER WORKS.
The Cincinnati illustrated News Describes
Tho Plant.

The CinoInu att illustrated News Describes
the Plant.
The illustrated Sunday News, OF Gin.
cinnati, Of last Sunday contains an en-
craving Of one of the Dueber buildings
and the following article descriptive of
the works:
DUEBER WATCH CASE cos. BUILDINGS,
Although the new works of Tue Due
ber Company are located In Canton,
Cincinnati can fairly claim the credit
of having at least originated this vast
and increasing industry. Their factor
les, at present located In Newport, KY,
are already the largest In The world, yet
they are TO be far surpassed by the mag
niiicent plant now In process oil erec-
tlOn In Canton. Some Idea Of the mag.
nitude Of the new plant may be formed,
when 1t Is known that our Illustration
is not Of the completed structures, but
represents but one Of four. In addition
to these are numerous subsidiary build
ings, the tall smoke stack shown near
the great clock lover, N our picture,
arising from one Of them. This i'm
mense plant ls rendered necessary by
the union of the Dueber Watch Case Co.
and the Ham Dden Watch Company.
We learn that ut present but two Of the
large building are contemplated, hub
provision has been made for the others.
The frs. building Eva ch work } Will
be 575 feet long and 270 feet oeep, from
front Of central portion to rear of en-
gine house. The watch-caSe works will
be a duplicate Of this, only 30 feet
longer, or $50 feet long. The Central
portion will Oe 80x170 and five stories
high. The series Of wings will each be
250 feet long and three stories high,
with nearly fnll story on top of that.
They are only % feet wide In the Hamp
den works, and 80 feet In the DueDer
WOrks-the better TO ensure light. All
the roofs are TO be Of monitor section.
Tne engine houses will be 66S67, and
will contain six boilers each. Tit
stacks will be $50 feet high, and l6
feet In diameter at the base.
A highly artistic clock tower will
stand on the extreme righti 10 will be
l50 feet high, with q handsome lock
out gallery surrounding II. Perhaps
better idea OF the extent Of the works
can be obtained by the following sum-
mary for the two buildings first to he
erected: There will bs-About 10000
feet of stone; over 5 000, 600 brick, which
Is very large, considering that half
the space of the Ont-walls be occupied
by windows; five acres of floors; twenty
five hundred windows, each feet 6
inches wide by 10 feet high, with 2l,000
liphts OF glass; one and three quarter
miles Of shaftiDg; about 5000 pulleys;
al least fifteen miles of betting; the twt
buildings will cost about $250,C00; about
1000 people will be employed.
The present Wotks at Newport are
turning out abOu. 100000 watch cases
this year, and are crowded up to their
fullest capacity,
Although In our engraving the envi-
rOnments Of the building are shown 81
natural, a change In this respect will bt
made In due tm9, and the grounds laid
fla the most beautiful manner, pari
fashion.
The great success of this establish.
mentG tests upon two we'll known
mt x ms, which have been successful
applied to the manufacture Of tht
"D1ebsr" cases since the commence
ment Of their business: o'
"Whaes worth doing is worth doinp
we'll" No case has ever been allowed
to leave the factory unless complete IL
every particular Of finish, and of thai.
uniform excellence Of manufacture and
attention to detail which is characterls
tic of,"The DuebeI" cases. 3llhFI ' .
Honesty is the best policy" All
cases bearing the "DGeber" name and
trade mark, whether stamped coin, 10 b.,
l4k.,. or 19 k, have always been, are
now, and always will be, exactly as
represented. "'
John c. Dutbsr, the President of the
Dueber Watch Case Company, COmmsnc
ed business In 1866, In the Carlisle
building, Fourth and Walnut, Cincin
natl, Ohio; he invented his own tools
etc At the expiration of five years be
had made 10000 watch cases, one fourth
of tbisnumber being made la the last of
the five years, 1862 The factories nov
turn out in two days more watch cases
thsn we're made In the whole year of
1869. or an average Of ] $50 watch cases
a day. In 1873, with ample capitals and
the highest commercial reputation, the
Dueber Watch Case Company WAS incor
DOrated, with a capital Of $500, 900.
None of the stock has-e ever been
for sale, and Is now fully paid up
with an ever.incressing surplus. Tht
.Dueber Watch case Company dispenses
In wages, supplies and current ex
penses, etc, over $500 600 per snnum.
and uses one million and q half In gold
and silver U. 8. Mint bars which is one
million and half dollaTs. The bust
ness is conducted strictly on cash
basis. both In buying and selling. Nr
Dueber ia the largest Taxpayer In the
city of Newport, KY, and has done more
than any other man towards the I'm
provsment of that city. The removal Of
these immense works to Canton, Ohio,
was not decided upon until every effort
had been made to procure desirable
location contiguous to the present works; (;
but when this was found impracticsble
1t was resolved to remove to Canton.
Ohio. Mr. DHeber having bought con-
trolling interest In the HRmpden Watch
Company, and desiring to unite the TWO
enterprises, finally selected this place
as being the most desirable location for
that purpose, the city of Canton dOnat-
ing Mr.. Dueber 100000 cash, 25 acres
of beautiful park land adjoining city,
and exemption from city taxation for